A strong, idiomatic translation of Italy's greatest modern poet.
Eugenio Montale is universally recognized as having brought the great Italian lyric tradition that began with Dante into the twentieth century with unrivaled power and brilliance. Montale
is a love poet whose deeply beautiful, individual work confronts the dilemmas of modern history, philosophy, and faith with courage and subtlety; he has been widely translated into English
and his work has influenced two generations of American and British poets. Jonathan Galassi's versions of Montale's major works��I>Ossi di seppia, Le occasioni, and La bufera e
altro��re the clearest and most convincing yet, and his extensive notes discuss in depth the sources and difficulties of this dense, allusive poetry. This book offers English-language
readers uniquely informed and readable access to the work of one of the greatest of all modern poets.
